But INTs make horrible CEOs. The world needs both and for people to stop trying to make everybody else in their image.
For sure, I would make a horrible CEO, or even mid level manager. Hell, don't even take me to help buy a car, I'll likely negotiate the price higher because I'm extremely agreeable. There is a place for other personality types, but when these traits go way out on the tails of the distribution, you end up with people who are just fucking toxic. For INTs its generally less of a problem for those around them, as INTs who are out on the edge of the distribution tend to keep totally to themselves and don't end up hurting a bunch of people in an orgy of narcissistic lust for fame and power.
The current CEO of my work is definitely not an introvert, but he's also not a total fucking psycho either. He would be a terrible programmer though, just as I would be a terrible CEO or salesman. Different skill sets suit different jobs.
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